Caption:

Something for every Fan...

Upper left, in front of the John Street TTR tower, a string of VIA equipment including blue CC&F coaches, LRC loco and assorted Budd Cars

Upper centre: assorted Budd Cars, MLW 1960 built RS-18m CN 315x modified for Tempo service (and appears to be dead storage – by this time VIA had sold most Tempo equipment ( HEP equipment !) to the D&RGW for their Ski Train) and a LRC loco,

And front of the above: for use at public events: the CN Safety Caboose (HEP equipped, ha ! )

The foreground:

GMD 1953 built FP7A: ONR 1520 and sister, one of 22 original deliveries, 1520 scrapped 2005/

MLW 1958 built FPA-4 ex CN VIA 6765, retired by 1989

GMD 1957 built FP9A ex CN VIA 6526, the future 6313 then to Ohio Central April 2002

At CN Spadina, January 15, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko

also: just above the RS-18m is the CN loop track, connecting at Spadina Ave. Mileage 0.69 Oakville Sub., that circled the roundhouse for turning consists.

sdfourty